Example sentences of "[prep] [Wh det] [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the weekend exercises started off with a para drop on to a drop zone somewhere in the British Isles , after which we would spend two days marching with large packs , practising attacks and fieldcraft . |
| 2 | Here in embryo is not only the issue of moral relativity , about which I shall have more to say in my next chapter , but also the sentimental concept of the Noble Savage . |
| 3 | At present , many new nation states are being created in Eastern Europe , and alongside this process there is also the development , perhaps , of a new kind of ‘ European nationalism ’ , about which I shall have more to say in the next chapter . |
| 4 | Personally I am not alarmed and , unless they are upset by their own extremists , it would not surprise me were they to remain in office for some time , during which they may do considerable good . |
| 5 | Ahead lay more normal days , during which they would experience more downs in proportion to ups and consequently discover the fickleness of supporters whose approval is conditional on success . |
| 6 | A new period was about to begin during which they would regain some of their earlier superiority over the base , and bend their efforts even more towards the offensive . |
| 7 | This is a designated training post for doctors starting out in their medical careers , during which they should acquire greater responsibility for patient care and competence in a wide range of general skills . |
| 8 | Not only will the proposed reorganisation plunge local government into confusion and uncertainty for a number of years , during which we can expect little progress with the review and upgrading of old minerals permissions , but the resulting structure of small unitary authorities is very unlikely to deliver either the resources or the strategic perspective required to implement the proposed review . |
| 9 | Yesterday , King Hussein arrived in Italy at the start of his foreign trip , during which he will discuss Middle East problems and economic assistance to Jordan . |
| 10 | Any reputable hypnotherapist should be quite prepared to have a ten-minute ‘ chat ’ with you , free of charge , during which he can answer any questions you might have . |
| 11 | This may take several hours during which she will lay small groups of eggs , which the male fertilises and covers with more bubbles . |
| 12 | The legal basis was being created for workers to set up their own professional , cultural and leisure-time organizations through which they would become integrated with the rest of society . |
| 13 | Passing lamp-lit windows through which they could see sleeping Japanese soldiers and men talking in small groups , they had gone as far as a machine-gun post among the buildings — probably part of the anti-aircraft defences-when a Japanese soldier came up . |
| 14 | The four leaders , Clyde Wells of Newfoundland and Labrador , Donald Cameron of Nova Scotia , Joe Ghiz of Prince Edward Island and Frank McKenna of New Brunswick , also discussed methods through which they could co-ordinate economic and fiscal strategies in their forthcoming budgets . |
| 15 | They see Caller Display as a service which gives them a window on the world , through which they can stop unwanted calls and increase their sense of security . ’ |
| 16 | Third , and as a consequence of the last two factors , they have been able to develop a number of networks , more or less formal , through which they can contact one another . |
| 17 | These six activity books provide children who are beginning to learn English with a wide range of activities through which they can practise English grammar and vocabulary , and develop their reading and writing skills . |
| 18 | It was that through which he must pass next . |
| 19 | She was scanning the windows of the ward above , and holding up a plastic shopping bag , through which I could discern two bottles of wine and several cartons of cakes and other goodies . |
| 20 | We can explain that they come from an age when theology and the natural sciences were not divorced from one another , when God was held directly responsible for disasters we would now call ‘ natural ’ , and for which we would have scientific explanations to hand that did not mention God at all . |
| 21 | Let's start with a time-proven classic Delta , for which we can use wooden dowels and two metres ( yards ) of any grade ripstop nylon . |
| 22 | They would chat and flirt with the legionnaires , making them buy champagne and other expensive drinks , in return for which they would provide female company and , if they found the legionnaire attractive , they would sleep with them . |
| 23 | The fact that local people had not been informed of the exploratory work as it proceeded , or asked what they thought , had been discussed at some length during the evening , and there seemed to be little doubt that people who are to be " invaded " by a major installation for which they will bear much incidental , site-specific cost , would like to be party to discussions about the project . |
| 24 | Er so we are all very keen to see this get these extra fire fighters but as he has n't identified the source for which they could pay more , this believes that fifty thousand pounds which slices , there is a good way of doing it and suggest that that 's the way we should do it . |
| 25 | This was a thoroughly inspired performance by the team , for which I must take all the credit . |
| 26 | If the Purchaser shall be in receipt of any claim , or any fact or circumstance comes to the notice of the Purchaser which might constitute or give rise to a liability pursuant to any of the warranties the Purchaser shall forthwith notify the Vendor giving full details so far as practicable and shall not make any admission of liability or settle or comprise any such claim without the prior written consent of the Vendor such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed ( subject to being indemnified and secured to its reasonable satisfaction against all costs and expenses incurred or for which it may become liable ) ; |
| 27 | ( A supplementary pension payable under the Supplementary Benefits scheme is not taxable , nor are voluntary payments made to her by you or other relatives , for which you can claim tax-free allowance . |
| 28 | There was a little work to do , fetching and carrying about the kitchens , for which he would get ten shillings a week . |
| 29 | And the total they seek is now around five hundred and sixty million pounds — of which they must deposit ten percent by the thirtieth of this month . |
| 30 | Women have a natural link between the psyche and the physical , of which they can make valuable use . |